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Freshbrook centre set for £90k makeover Skatepark showdown Apple Day invite
Although Swindon Council has radically restructured the budget avail- set for November Swindon Climate Action Network
able for refurbishing five village centres across the town, proposals for After the planning application for a and Queen's Park Secret Garden are
Freshbrook are well advanced and work could start in February. skatepark at Middleleaze was with- holding an apple day celebration in
The project will see the removal The recycling bins will be relocated, drawn in the face of fierce opposition the Queen's Park community garden
of shrub planters in the car park to a new entrance sign erected and new from some of the people living near on Saturday 19 October, 10am to 3pm.
create new places. Five existing places lighting installed. the Salt Way Field site, councillors and Everyone is invited to come along
outside the shop will be designated Subject to problems raised by util- Swindon Council officers are consid- with apples and pears from their
for people with disabilities whilst a ity companies, the six week project ering the suitability of alternative sites garden to press them into juice to
pedestrian walk way will be marked costing £90,000 should start in around West Swindon. take home. There will also be local
food stalls, a storyteller and tours of
out across the car park. February. Their findings will be reported to the secret garden. Don't forget to
the West Swindon Forum on Monday bring some empty bottles to take
Cafe receives productive reparation 11 November. Following a technical away your juice.

Young offenders have been digging their way out of trouble and on 13 assessment on three or four possible The community secret garden
Septembers members of Swindon Youth Offending Team handed over a locations a further discussion will take in Queen's Park is located between
bumper crop of vegetables grown on their allotment. place on Monday 13 January. Swindon town centre and Drove Road.
The young people work in supervised groups, planting from seed and car-
ing for produce until they are ready to be harvested, before giving it away to KITCHEN MAKEOVER
local charities. Read the full story at www.bit.ly/YOTveg
Toothill community cafe volunteer Charlotte Davis, centre, receiving a donation Are your kitchen cabinets OK but the door and drawer
from YOT supervisors Denise O’Rafferty and Dale Colsell fronts are looking a little tired?
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